DELLAMORTE BOX OFFICE WRAP UP – 2/1/08
“Thank heaven for little girls” says Disney and pedophiles!
“Thank heaven for little girls” says Disney and pedophiles!
Nick has gifts.
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One of the great men behind the great Miyazaki regime in animation and storytelling is stepping down from his post at Studio Ghibli after twenty years of amazing work and some films that will stand up and be beloved in the same way as the work of Disney, Lang, and whomever happens to be your … Continue reading
I’ve often wondered why food tastes vary so much across different cultures (other than the obvious geographic and economic reasons). And during these sporadic musings I’ve also wondered why domestic “American” food sucks so much. Sure, I love pizza, hot dogs, and apple pie as much as the next fellow. And some regional cuisine (such … Continue reading
Why John Sayles? I’ll make this quick: In August, I wrote and directed an independent film. It wasn’t my first screenplay — I’ve been doing that since sixth grade — but it was the first time I manned up and stepped behind the camera in a serious way. There were a lot of reasons behind … Continue reading
Push comes to shove, if someone asked me what the funniest film ever made was, I would likely list two options. One would be Duck Soup. The other would be Used Cars. In fact I recently got an email asking me just that question: “Dear Andre Dellamorte, what is the funniest movie ever made? Also … Continue reading
Before I went to Sundance and moved, my Rock Band guitar started giving me a hard time. It wouldn’t register strums I knew I had hit, and sometimes it would double register a strum. I knew that my guitar, which I had bought on launch day, was on its way out. Then, on the last … Continue reading
WARNING: If the header of this wasn’t a clear enough indicator, this blog will be discussing Atonement, specifically its conclusion. As such, spoilers. Be aware. Immediately after seeing Atonement in theaters, the emotion that came boiling quickly to the top was anger. Usually, this isn’t the case with movies, if something isn’t particularly good it’s part … Continue reading
AKA: Old Men in Front of Green Screens. Rob Reiner has shot his load, but he’s a proficient hack. Jack Nicholson seems more engaged than most of his hackworkeries, and Morgan Freeman seems to engage him, and vice versa. Or at least when both are asked to deliver pablum, it’s pablum by giants. The big … Continue reading